The author states "This column will start from the premise that a true mega-crisis usually starts within a field thought to be safe, dull and conventional. Thus, in 2008, no one worried (at least, ...

Today in History: On July 14, 1789, in an event symbolizing the start of the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the ...

Bernie Madoff of cows cost investors $100M in ‘Ghost Cattle’ Ponzi scheme: suit - Kentucky cattleman Brian McClain allegedly left more than 100 investors in the U.S. and Canada on the hook when he die ...

Bush’s plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violated U.S. and international law. In 2009, disgraced financier Bernard Madoff received a 150-year sentence for his ...

Over a period of nine months, Ponzi went on to steal the modern equivalent of $250mn from thousands of investors, leading to his name becoming a byword for dodgy financial schemes. The most famous ...

Madoff was arrested Dec. 11%2C 2008%2C setting off investigations revealing a %2417.3 billion fraud Former finance chief Frank DiPascali testified computer records were falsified to deceive ...

December 10, 2008– Bernard Madoff allegedly confesses to employees of his company that the asset management portion of his firm is actually a large Ponzi scheme.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bernard Madoff, who was convicted of running a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme. Personal Birth date: April 29, 1938 Death date ...

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bernard Madoff, who was convicted of running a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bernard Madoff, who was convicted of running a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme.